AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for a Pathways to Work Adult Art Club to BMBC. The contract record states a gross value of £7,500 and a term from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active, with BMBC named as the sole supplier for lot LOT-0000.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold services award made without competition for delivery in Yorkshire and the Humber.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BMBC
95% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · £7,500 gross contract value; recorded for the single-supplier contract, not separately as an award value. GBP · Active
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Award 1 names BMBC as supplier. Linked contract 1, for award 1, records a value of GBP 7,500 and is active.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-07T14:35:58+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£7,500 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 7500, amount 7500 and currency GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award 1 does not state a value.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-09.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract expiry
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The linked UK7 contract details notice was published on 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePurchase of a Pathways to Work Adult Art Club for programme participants.
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The tender title and description state: 'PURCHASE OF PtW Adult Art Club for participants on the Pathways to Work programme.'
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 98390000 — Other services
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The award item for LOT-0000 includes CPV 98390000, described as Other services.
Delivery region
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber (UKE3), United Kingdom
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The award item delivery address identifies region UKE3, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot: LOT-0000
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The tender and award each reference LOT-0000 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; number of bids is not reported.
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The procedure detail explicitly states without competition; no bid count is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceContract for the purchase of Pathways to Work - Adult Art Club
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Contract 1 title is recorded as 'CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF Pathways to Work - Adult Art Club'.
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Duration
96% confidenceApproximately 6 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provisions are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
98% confidenceSmall-value services contract
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The recorded gross contract value is £7,500.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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The tender procedure is recorded as direct and 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Supplier-market signal
99% confidenceThe recipient is recorded as an SME and VCSE located in Barnsley.
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Supplier details specify SME status, VCSE status and a Barnsley address.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot reported
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied award extract.
Lot title and description
99% confidenceNot reported separately
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LOT-0000 is identified, but its title and description are null in the supplied lot extract.
Award-level value
99% confidenceNot reported
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Award 1 has no value; the £7,500 value is supplied at contract level.
Supplier identity ambiguity
91% confidenceSupplier is named 'BMBC', which resembles the buyer's common abbreviation; the supplied data nevertheless lists it as a separate supplier party.
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The buyer is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the supplier party is named BMBC; no company identifier is supplied in the supplier extract.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date, award-level value, bid count, lot title, lot description, extension provisions or renewal provisions are reported.
- The source labels the notice document type as 'contractNotice' while describing it as a 'Contract details notice'; analysis treats the explicit contract data, including signature and term dates, as the basis for contract-status statements.
- The supplier name 'BMBC' is potentially ambiguous because it resembles an abbreviation of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, while the source records BMBC as a separate supplier party. No company identifier is provided in the supplied supplier extract.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilBMBCPathways to WorkAdult Art Clubdirect awardbelow thresholdpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Pathways to Work Adult Art Club contract?
BMBC is named as the sole supplier for award 1 and lot LOT-0000.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract records a gross value of £7,500.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
When does the contract end?
The stated contract end date is 31 March 2027.
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